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Implementing LGBTQ-inclusive policies for cardiology practice and the workforce

Nature Reviews Cardiology volume 20, pages 365–366 (2023)Cite this article

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Establishing and enforcing LGBTQ-inclusive policies at the national, state and institutional level are essential for advancing health equity and ensuring the highest quality cardiology workforce.

Health equity is a core value in cardiology and essential to achieving the ACC’s mission of improving heart health1. Advancing health equity requires eliminating unjust differences in opportunities and outcomes among marginalized groups, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. The most recent Gallup poll, conducted in 2021, indicated that 7.1% of the US population identifies as LGBTQ2, yet the health of LGBTQ populations is rarely addressed in standard medical education3.

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    Tonia Poteat

  2. Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Mabel Toribio

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Poteat, T., Toribio, M. Implementing LGBTQ-inclusive policies for cardiology practice and the workforce. Nat Rev Cardiol 20, 365–366 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-023-00870-6

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